Spencer Treat Clark

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Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987)<ref name="birthdate">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the 2000 films Gladiator and Unbreakable. He has since appeared in the films Mystic River (2003), The Last House on the Left (2009), Much Ado About Nothing (2012), and the Unbreakable sequel Glass (2019).

Clark is also known for his roles in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015–2018), where he portrayed Werner von Strucker throughout the third and fifth seasons, and Animal Kingdom (2016–2019).

Early life

Template:BLP unreferenced section Clark was born in New York City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the brother of screenwriter and playwright Eliza Clark. He was educated in Darien, Connecticut, at Hindley Elementary School, Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School where he was involved with a production of South Pacific before he attended and graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Clark graduated from Columbia University in New York City, receiving bachelor's degrees in political science and economics.

Career

Clark began his career in 1995, appearing on the television show Another World.<ref name="birthdate" /> His film debut was in Arlington Road.

He appeared in the series finale of Mad Men and in the 2014 film Cymbeline. Template:As of, Clark has a recurring role on the television series Animal Kingdom.

On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Clark would appear as Mike Ryerson in an adaptation of Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Christmas in Cartoontown Template:TableTBA Voice role; direct-to-video
1999 Arlington Road Grant Faraday
Double Jeopardy Matty Parsons - Age 11
2000 Gladiator Lucius Verus Aurelius
Unbreakable Joseph Dunn
2003 Mystic River Ray "Silent Ray" Harris Jr.
2005 Loverboy Paul Stoll (age 16)
2007 Template:Sortname Scott Miral
Superheroes Nick Jones
2009 Template:Sortname Justin Stillo
2010 Camp Hope Timothy
Jolly Bankers Conrad Short film
2012 Much Ado About Nothing Borachio
Deep Dark Canyon Nate Towne
2013 Template:Sortname Chris
2014 Druid Peak Owen
Cymbeline Guiderius
Template:Sortname Corey Holland
2015 Template:Sortname Eddie Short film
2016 Ice Scream Mickey
2019 Glass Joseph Dunn
2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Steve Jay
2024 Salem's Lot Mike Ryerson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 It Was Him or Us Jesse Pomeroy Television film
1995–1999 Another World Steven Michael Frame #3 Unknown episodes
1999 Third Watch Kyle Episode: "Impulse"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brian Coyle Episode: "Families"
2009 Template:Sortname Kenny Chatham Episode: "Home"
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Greg Engels Episode: "Spectacle"
2011 Template:Sortname Jesse Dixon Episode: "Repeat Offender"
2015 Template:Sortname Kelly Episode: "Person to Person"
2015–2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Werner von Strucker Recurring role, 8 episodes
2016–2019 Animal Kingdom Adrian Dolan Recurring role, 27 episodes
2017 NCIS Ryan Episode: "Keep Going"
2018 Criminal Minds Jordan Episode: "Ashley"
2019 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Jerathmiel Episode: "Chapter Seventeen: The Missionaries"
2024 Station 19 James Beckett, Jr. Episode: "Good Grief"
2024 Manhunt Lewis Powell Recurring role, 4 episodes
2025 Chicago Fire Lee Episode: "Born of Fire"
2025 S.W.A.T. Gary Episode: "Higher Ground"

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